ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3276 By: Baker and McBride of the House
and
Coleman
of the Senate
An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section
6-189, which relates to
teacher preparation; modifying duties of State Board of Education; modifying
provisions related to competencies; and providing an effective date.
SUBJECT: Schools
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-189, is amended to read as follows:
Section 6-189. A. The certification system required by the
Oklahoma Teacher Preparation Act as part of the new teacher preparation system
shall be competency-based. The
competencies for certification shall be integrated with competencies specified
in Section 6-185 of this title. By
B.
The certification requirements for a school principal not alternatively
certified under subsection D of this section shall include not less than:
1.
Completion of a standard master's degree;
2.
Completion of a program in education administration approved by the
Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation with an emphasis on curriculum,
instruction and building-level leadership skills. The requirement in this paragraph shall not
apply to any person who has completed a master's degree program in education
that included competencies that are substantially equal to those listed in this
paragraph and if the degree was completed prior to July 1, 2005;
3.
Any other professional education and requirements as may be fixed by the
State Board of Education;
4.
A passing score on the subject area competency examination required in
Section 6-187 of this title; and
5.
A minimum of two (2) years of successful teaching experience in public
or private schools accredited by the State Board of Education or by the proper
accrediting authority of another state of the United States.
C.
The certification requirements for a superintendent of schools not
alternatively certified under subsection D of this section shall include not
less than:
1.
Certification as a school principal or completion of the certification
requirements for a school principal as set forth in subsection B of this
section;
2.
Completion of a program in education administration approved by the
Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation with an emphasis on district-level
leadership skills, and which shall include the following competencies:
a. instructional
leadership,
b. organizational
leadership, including education finance, education law, and risk management,
c. collaborative
and community leadership, and
d. ethical
leadership.
The requirement in this paragraph
shall not apply to any person who has completed an Oklahoma Commission for
Teacher Preparation approved Master's Degree in Education Administration or has
completed a program in education that included competencies that are
substantially equal to those listed in this paragraph, and if the degree or
program was completed between the effective date of this act and July 1, 2005;
3.
Any other professional education and requirements as may be fixed by the
State Board of Education;
4.
A passing score on the subject area competency examination required in
Section 6-187 of this title; and
5.
A minimum of two (2) years of administrative experience in public or
private schools accredited by the State Board of Education or by the proper
accrediting authority of another state of the United States.
D.
1. The standards for alternative
certification for superintendents of schools and principals shall include:
a. the
completion of a standard master's degree,
b. two
(2) years of relevant work experience in a supervisory or administrative
capacity,
c. a
passing score on the subject area competency examination required in Section
6-187 of this title, and
d. filing
with the director of teacher education at an Oklahoma accredited institution of
higher education a plan for completing an alternative administrative
preparation program within three (3) years.
Relevant work experience and coursework may be considered and applied to
complete the plan.
2.
An alternative certificate for superintendent of schools and principals
shall not exceed three (3) years and shall not be renewable.
3.
Upon successful completion of an alternative administrative preparation
program by a participant, the State Board of Education shall issue a standard
certificate for superintendent or principal, as applicable, to the applicant.
4.
Any person participating in an alternative certification program for
superintendent of schools and principals on the effective date of this act
shall be subject to the program requirements in effect prior to the effective
date of this act.
E.
The certification requirements for a superintendent of a technology
center school district shall include not less than a standard master's degree,
any other professional education requirements as may be fixed by the State
Board of Education, and a minimum of four (4) years teaching, supervisory or
administrative experience, which may include teaching of full-time adult
students, in a technology center school district. A person meeting the requirements set forth in
subsection C of this section shall be eligible for a certificate for
superintendent of a technology center school district.
F.
The State Board of Education and the State Board of Career and
Technology Education shall promulgate rules for a certification system option
specifically for teachers and instructors in the technology center school
districts. The teacher preparation
system shall be competency-based. The
competencies for certification shall be integrated with competencies of this
title, as well as reflect include industry-based skills, standards,
and certifications.
G.
Certificates issued by the State Board of Education may be revoked by
the State Board of Education for willful violation of any rule of the Board or
of any federal or state law or other proper ca
H.
Teaching in a Head Start program or programs shall be
SECTION 2.
This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
Passed the
House of Representatives the 5th day of March, 2024.
Presiding
Officer of the House
of
Representatives
Passed the Senate the 17th day of
April, 2024.
Presiding
Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office
of the Governor this ____________________ day of ___________________,
20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By:
_________________________________
Approved by the
Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________ day of ___________________,
20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of
the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE
OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office
of the Secretary of State this __________ day of ___________________,
20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By:
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